i didnt start the pup early mate. she was out with the ferrets at 12 weeks on the lead, just learning whats what. i intended to have her out every weekend but not doing anything, learning the nets, being around the ferrets and so on. the broken leg was nothing to do with me. i was away on holiday, pup was in perfect health, ran through the gap in a fence surrounding decking and her foot slipped between 2 paving slabs and snapped as she moved forward. thats a freak accident.
second one im not sure if i contrubuted to the injury. she had been walking for 4 weeks or so, had her out on the le